None of us are strangers to receiving a bill after a physician’s office visit, a procedure, or hospital admission, and thinking “WOAH, there is no way this is right”. Medical billing errors are common, and unfortunately, many people are overpaying for healthcare services. Some errors are a result of miscoding, while others are attributed to […]
Tag: Pathway Patient Advocates
What is a Patient Advocate and why do I need one?
The healthcare system is pretty confusing to everyone. A patient advocate is here to help with that. A patient advocate can help you understand and What can a Patient Advocate actually do for me? Bills: Approximately 80% of medical bills contain errors. You may be receiving bills or even collection notices. You may even be […]
When Your Child is Sick…
Being a parent is an absolutely amazing experience, but it is also exhausting and brings a lot of responsibility. From the second your child is born, you, as a parent are now responsible to protect this tiny human in every aspect of life. When your child becomes sick, as a parent you often feel helpless. […]
Telemedicine
Telemedicine: What is it and why is it important to understand during this time? Healthcare organizations are doing all they can to limit the number of patients coming in and out of their facilities, but many of these patients still need consultations and follow up care. In order to navigate around this, many organizations are […]
Cancer and COVID
Cancer and COVID: How are life-threatening diagnoses being handled during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cancellations. Restrictions. Office Closures. All these things have reached an all-time high as our country battles the Coronavirus pandemic. Now is a time, more than ever, to fear getting a diagnosis that requires further workup, surgery, etc. The surgeon general has canceled […]
International Barriers
I can relate from personal experience, the difficulties getting accustomed to new a new atmosphere, new culture and just trying to stay afloat in a new life. The US healthcare system is challenging enough for native American speakers, add any language barrier and it becomes almost impossible to understand. My parents migrated to the US […]
COVID19 ESSENTIALS
By now you are probably very familiar with the word COVID19. And have heard various different opinions and may be confused as to what to believe. Here are some basics of what you need to know. If you have an underlying medical problem such as cancer, diabetes or are immunocompromised and need direction on who […]